Wiiware-homebrew?
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Orkie
Super Duper Mega GP Mania
It isn't for homebrew, it's for allowing all developers the chance to publish a game on the Wii for virtually no cost.
Ganepark32
Suit Up!
Which technically means homebrew as people can just develop something then send it to nintendo so that they can publish it for WiiWare. Who knows what we'll see on it though. Im still waiting for a Demo channel to arrive with a hard drive.
Orkie
Super Duper Mega GP Mania
It's not quite that simple, you need to get a rating too from the ESRB. I doubt there'll be a way of giving things away for free either.
Mosch
Reeks of fish
Wait a second. Let's follow the steps here.
1. I grab WiiWare.
2. I program a nice Wii game.
3. My game gets approved by Nintendo and put into the shop channel.
4. People pay Nintendo for my work while I get diddly-squat with no chance to offer it for free because Nintendo sets the prices.
If this is correct: Fuck you, Nintendo.
1. I grab WiiWare.
2. I program a nice Wii game.
3. My game gets approved by Nintendo and put into the shop channel.
4. People pay Nintendo for my work while I get diddly-squat with no chance to offer it for free because Nintendo sets the prices.
If this is correct: Fuck you, Nintendo.
icurafu
The Hallucinogenic Elf
It is not correct. The developer gets a share of the earnings.
But the percentage is unknown at the moment.
But the percentage is unknown at the moment.
Orkie
Super Duper Mega GP Mania
No, the binaries still won't be signed until Nintendo approves them.sand_man said:
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Mosch
Reeks of fish
Ah, OK. I have checked some more news sites and consensus seems to be that Nintendo decides on the price, not the developer. That would suck. Still, I'm looking forward to the release - I wondr of the software will be free. Probably not, but if it was, it would be very nice.icurafu said:
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Orkie
Super Duper Mega GP Mania
I don't think it's that bad. Nintendo don't want any games that are too cheap, giving the impression that the service is for poorly written rubbish but they also don't want it too expensive which would give it a reputation for being overpriced. Most games published in the normal way are about the same price, so there is clearly some level of control already.Mosch said:
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icurafu
The Hallucinogenic Elf
Orkie said:I don't think it's that bad. Nintendo don't want any games that are too cheap, giving the impression that the service is for poorly written rubbish but they also don't want it too expensive which would give it a reputation for being overpriced. Most games published in the normal way are about the same price, so there is clearly some level of control already.Mosch said:
I go to Wiiarcade for the useless rubish, wit the occasional gem.
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Oh geez, it sounded pretty well.
But approving and costs is terrible.
I mean, nothing against a homebrew dev offering his game for cash, but in this case, he can't even decide he wants to give it away for free...
But approving and costs is terrible.
I mean, nothing against a homebrew dev offering his game for cash, but in this case, he can't even decide he wants to give it away for free...
